Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez won four major MLB awards after a dominant 2026 season, including the American League Hank Aaron Award and Comeback Player of the Year honor. The awards were presented in Las Vegas on November 11.
On November 12, 54 Sunrise Movement protesters were arrested during a sit-in at Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s Washington office, demanding new leadership and an end to the filibuster.On November 12, 54 Sunrise Movement protesters were arrested at Chuck Schumer’s Washington office as they pressed Senate Democrats to replace him and end the filibuster.On November 12, 54 Sunrise Movement demonstrators were arrested at Chuck Schumer’s Washington office while demanding his ouster and an end to the Senate filibuster.
On November 12, Chicago’s public safety commission unanimously selected three current police officials as finalists to lead the Chicago Police Department. Mayor Brandon Johnson has 30 days to choose one or reject all three and request another search.On November 12, Chicago’s public safety commission chose three current police officials as finalists to lead CPD, sending Mayor Brandon Johnson a consequential decision amid his reelection campaign.On November 12, Chicago’s public safety commission unanimously advanced three CPD veterans as finalists, leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson 30 days to choose the city’s next superintendent.
On November 12, 2026, Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named National League MVP, finishing ahead of Shohei Ohtani and Brice Turang.
A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted Joshua and Jason Link on November 10 in a cattle investment fraud that prosecutors said took more than $240 million from over 2,200 people.
After Democrats won control of both chambers in the November 2026 midterms, incoming lawmakers and voters pressed for new party leaders while Republicans argued President Donald Trump could still advance his agenda.Democrats’ November 2026 sweep gave them a chance to confront Trump and deliver change, but pressure is mounting for the party to replace its congressional leaders.Democrats’ November 2026 victories will constrain Trump in Congress, but he retains executive powers and could still shape policy and foreign affairs.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on November 12 that her November 3 election loss reflected a wider voter demand for change. She made the remarks at the opening of a 140-bed interim housing facility in North Hills.Karen Bass said her November 3 defeat in Los Angeles was part of a national demand for change. At a North Hills housing opening on November 12, she defended her administration’s work on homelessness as she prepared to leave office.After losing Los Angeles’ November 3 election, Karen Bass attributed the result to a national demand for change. She spoke on November 12 at the opening of another interim housing facility, while her signature program faced evidence of high returns to the street.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey on November 12 that he plans to make a choice by the start of January about a 2028 presidential bid.At the November 12 climate summit in Turkey, California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump’s climate retreat and said a decision about a 2028 presidential bid would come by early January.At COP31 in Turkey on November 12, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a decision about a presidential run would come by early January, while his international trip drew criticism at home.
An unidentified driver was arrested on November 9 after an Arizona trooper clocked a gray BMW at 170 mph on Phoenix’s Loop 202, where the speed limit was 65 mph.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, revealed the California Hall of Fame’s 20th class on November 12, 2026. The group includes Nancy Pelosi, Metallica, Barry Bonds and Robin Williams, with an induction ceremony planned for December in Sacramento.
Xbox announced Wolfenstein 3 on November 12, 2026, confirming that MachineGames is making the next entry in the series.
The cast of Yellowjackets gathered at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on November 11, 2026, to celebrate the series’ fourth and final season, which begins streaming November 20.
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